Description
About the Author
Owen Davies is Reader in Social History at the University of Hertfordshire and the author of Murder, Magic, Madness: The Victorian Trials of Dove and the Wizard (2005).
Reviews
"His book is well researched, making excellent use of court reports and press items from the eighteenth century to the twentieth. A very valuable contribution to historical folklore studies." -- Citation as runner up for the Katherine Briggs Folklore award 2003
"a detailed and valuable survey of a poorly understood group of people" -- Daniel Cohen
"absorbing, entertaining and informative" -- Northern Earth
"the first comprehensive history of English cunning craft" -- The Cauldron
Book Information
ISBN 9781847250360
Author Owen Davies
Format Paperback
Page Count 264
Imprint Hambledon Continuum
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 416g